Using the Session Launcher for a Linux Desktop

You can use Fermi customizations on  your NIC to connect to a Linux system and get a GNOME or KDE
desktop.

  1. Use the right-hand house icon "Fermi Home" to get to the Fermilab Xterm REplacement Home Page
  2. Click on Fermilab Added Configuration.
  3. for Window Manager select Kerberos Session.
  4. press Submit.
  5. The X windows on your NIC will restart, and you will see the Session Launcher
Untill you reconfigure, your NIC will now boot up with the Session Launcher.  You can use it as follows
to get a Linux desktop session:
  1. Click on the kinit button to get your kerberos ticket; this will pop up a window in which you enter your principal name and password.
  2. Click on the klist button to make sure you got a ticket
  3. From the Command pulldown, select the /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients # Linux entry.
  4. Fill in a username and hostname for where you want to log in
  5. click Connect. 
  6. Be patient :-).  It takes a few minutes for most of the desktops to come up over the network.